Edward and Jaycel

Can you post a picture of the RFE (all pages) here so that we can help? (Redact any personal information before posting) I'm assuming this is for the I-129F petition?

When you get the copy of the birth certificate, scan it and upload it in the portal under "Unsolicited Evidence". There is a category you can select for the document called "Bona Fides of Relationship"

Today's stats: March 18, 2024 15:10 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 342 • Denied: 114 • FingerprintScheduled: 269 • InterviewCancelled: 80 • InterviewScheduled: 506 • Processing: 38,569 • Received: 767 • Rejected: 106 • RFE: 1,312 • Terminated: 108 • Withdrawal: 2 • Others: 89 Almost 100 interviews scheduled since last night's post

Seeing scheduled interviews outpace approvals in November also

You do not need this at the I-129F stage... As @Boiler stated above, it will come into play at the consulate interview stage.

Jaycel’s birth certificate was registered 3 years late and they never asked her for any “secondary” documents And she busted her butt to get the certificate from the civil registrar and her baptismal certificate before the interview. Don’t worry too much about it being a few days late registered.

After everything you had to go through? You got this

Today's stats: March 17, 2024 21:20 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 337 • Denied: 114 • FingerprintScheduled: 268 • InterviewCancelled: 80 • InterviewScheduled: 408 • Processing: 38,653 • Received: 769 • Rejected: 107 • RFE: 1,329 • Terminated: 108 • Withdrawal: 2 • Others: 89 Interviews scheduled really pulling ahead of approvals

This is true.... When I was living there with Jaycel, we ordered copies of her birth certificate from PSA and they arrived.... like they had come on the slow boat from South America

Interesting....

I've only ever heard of USCIS using USPS not UPS

If you mean the VAC I would probably prefer that option as well

No... It shouldn't affect anything

We just carry a copy of Jaycel's I-485 NOA1 so the she can show she has an application pending adjudication which should put her in a period of "Authorized Stay" while its being processed

Today's stats: March 17, 2024 14:10 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 329 • Denied: 113 • FingerprintScheduled: 265 • InterviewCancelled: 79 • InterviewScheduled: 360 • Processing: 38,704 • Received: 772 • Rejected: 107 • RFE: 1,336 • Terminated: 108 • Withdrawal: 2 • Others: 89

Hmmmm.... Maybe that first email was just generic language sent to everyone then. It can't hurt to use the contact form again and state that their previous reply did not address your concern and reiterate that you received an email stating what you posted above and that according to their timeframes website, you are outside the current processing times, and you need to know if your case is lacking anything in order to be reviewed.

Have you tried contacting them via the online inquiry form? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

This is what I could find on the DoS website for Tblisi: If you are older than 16 years of age: An original police certificate, including maiden names and former married names, from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. Police certificates from Georgia need to be obtained at the Service Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in Tbilisi at P. Kavtaradze street 21. In the regions, they can be obtained at the structural units of the Service Agency. Please note that two separate Police certificates from Georgia (issued by the Service Agency) need to be submitted for IV purposes including current and expunged convictions. Here's the link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/TBL-Tbilisi.html

Guaranteed RFE - Do not redact anything. Everything in your file that is sensitive, PID, etc. is classified. Send the entire Tax Return Transcript

You can file the I-751 after May 19, 2026. Make sure you file it so that it is received by USCIS after that date but before the GC expires

As a matter of fact... Jaycel got her new SS Card in her married name in the mail exactly a week after they approved her I-765 which was about 3 days before she got the EAD card. LOL

Yes those were the first forms we used her new, married name. As long as the new name is some combination of the names that appear on the marriage certificate, USCIS will do it. It will not work for her daughter becuase USCIS uses your certified copy of the marriage certificate as the official name change document. There is no such document for her daughter. That will have to be done by a court/legal process. While I'm thinking about it, when you go to record your marriage, it says you get one certified copy and more are available for $2 each. Do yourself a favor and pay for like 10 extra certified copies. They will come in handy. We did that here because extra copies were $1.25 each.

Here's the link to the full instruction sheet: https://www.madisoncountyal.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8318/637927910053930000

Ok so under that link for the marriage license, it has a PDF of instructions. Number 7 is as follows: 7. Fill out the fillable form paying close attention to what it is asking for (ex: full names, mother’s maiden name, bride’s current last name (not what it will be when married), resident county and state and state or foreign country you were born)

And other than it giving your wife the ability to work, the big upshot with the I-765 is that it usually gets approved much more quickly than the GC and once she has the EAD Card she can use that to start doing the name changes as it is "Real ID Act Compliant". If you can get the SSN before you file the AOS paperwork, so much the better because then you can include that number on both forms, check the boxes to have SSA issue a new card and once approved, USCIS will notify SSA of the name change and they will send a new card in the new married name. Save you a trip to the SSA office.